About Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti Recipe: The classic Punjabi dish: Sarsoon da saag te makki di roti. Best had with some white butter, jaggery or honey.This winter special combination of meal makes everyone drool in winters. As a traditional punjabi dish, saag means green and sarso means mustard.
Ingredients of Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti: Along with a steaming hot makki roti and a dollop of butter or ghee this recipe is a yummy and lip smacking treat in winters. A mix of palak, bathua and sarson, pressure cooked and prepared in a host of spices, makes this a healthy winter treat. You can serve gud or jaggery as an accompaniment along with this dish.
Ingredients of Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti
For Saag:
750 gms sarson saag
250 gms palak saag
250 gms bathua saag
2 cups water with a pinch of salt
1 1/2 cup makki atta
4 Green chilli
25 gms ginger
2 Onions
6 Garlic cloves
100 gms ghee
1/2 tsp red pepper powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp coriander powder
For Makki ki Roti:
1/2 kg makki Atta
Water (for kneading)
Ghee (for frying)
How to Make Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti
Prepare the Saag:
1.Add the three saags, salt and water into pressure cooker & cook over low heat for 1 1/2 hours.
2.Squeeze out saag and keep saag water aside. Mash saag in the cooker until coarsely ground, and add makki atta and stir.
3.Put back saag water and a little fresh water & boil over slow fire.
4.Add green chillies & ginger & cook till saag gets thick.
5.For tadka, add chopped onions, ginger, garlic, red pepper powder; garam masala, dhania & saute until onions are light brown.
6.Mix into saag & garnish with julienne of ginger fried in ghee.
Prepare Makki ki Roti:
1.Knead the makki atta until it becomes a ball, add atta to dry it & knead.
2.Heat the tava and add a little ghee so that it does not stick.
3.Make round shapes of makki roti on chakla & carefully transfer to the tava.
4.Cook with ghee till golden brown.
5.Serve with hot sarson da saag and gur and white butter.
